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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Communications receiver

General

Current value
USD 3,245
USD 609
EUR 1,670
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.7-16 V DC 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX 2 A 750 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005001D AOR-AR-DV000001